How the Arab Spring Changed the Arab Screen and Why You Need to Start Paying Attention

"I took this video so that people know what really happened," whispers the protagonist of "Rags and Tatters," Ahmad Abdallah's urgent yet understated Egyptian drama set ami...

Neeraj Ghaywan - Varun Grover To Donate National Award Winnings To Charity

Celebrities have always been known to associate themselves with social causes. After Akshay Kumar, Nana Patekar, Aamir Khan and many others pledging their support to victim...

Kaleidoscope - Nirbhaya Again

The horrific case of the brutal rape of a Kerala law student has reminded everyone of the December 16, 2012 gut-wrenching incident that has come to be known as the Nirbhaya...

Retroscope - In admiration

“ You must be the writer?!” The tall man greeted me sitting in the large drawing room .

His unexpected, if direct greeting, knocked me down that night w...

Dove Puts Dusky Skin And White Hair In The Spotlight

If beauty means skinny, young, fair women with straight, long, flowing hair, what are dusky, chubby, aged, bespectacled women with short, curly hair doing in Dove's latest ...

Hidden Gems Film Festival Celebrates Women Of India

This year’s Hidden Gems Film Festival will present eight films over two weekends with the festival kicking off May 6 to 8 at the amphitheatre of the Alberta College o...

The Making Of Japanese Handmade Paper: A Short Film Documents An 800-Year-Old Tradition

For many of us, washi paper is the art supply equivalent of a dish that’s “too pretty to eat.” I love to look at it, but would be loathe to mar its beauty...

National Awards: Amitabh Bachchan ‘Touched’ By President Pranab Mukherjee’s Speech

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who has been honored with the Best Actor Award at the 63rd National Film Awards, says he was humbled and touched as President Pranab Mukherjee me...

DORTMUND | COLOGNE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES WINNERS

Ecuadorian coming-of-age film "Alba" by Ana Cristina Barragán won the International Debut Feature Film Competition for Women Directors at this year's Dortmund|Cologn...